Mike Brest
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Russian aircraft collides with unmanned US drone over the Black Sea
A Russian aircraft collided with an unmanned U.S. system over the Black Sea on Tuesday. → Read More
Biden to fast-track nuclear-powered submarines for Australia to counter China
President Joe Biden announced a new deal with Australia and Britain that provides the former with conventionally armed nuclear-powered submarines in an unprecedented agreement to counter China's attempts for naval control in the Pacific. → Read More
Pentagon breaks down $842 billion Defense Department budget request
President Joe Biden unveiled his fiscal 2024 budget, which includes $842 billion for the Department of Defense and another roughly $44 billion for non-Pentagon defense spending, totaling roughly $886 billion, with Pentagon officials breaking down the details on Monday. → Read More
Defense budget topping $1 trillion 'inevitable,' Pentagon comptroller says
The Department of Defense's comptroller believes it's only a matter of time before the Pentagon's budget eclipses a trillion dollars. → Read More
Feud between mercenaries and Russian government nears 'boiling point' in Bakhmut
The Russian Ministry of Defense appears to be capitalizing on the Wagner Group's inability to seize Bakhmut in Ukraine by making its leaders the scapegoats. → Read More
Two Ukrainian pilots in US for training evaluation on fighter aircraft
Two Ukrainian pilots are in Arizona working with the U.S. military to help them develop their capabilities. → Read More
Ukrainian forces inflict 'high casualties' as battle for Bakhmut rages
Ukrainian troops are continuing to fight in the besieged city of Bakhmut, inflicting a high casualty count among Russian forces. → Read More
Former Trump adviser says he'll 'likely' support a different candidate in 2024
A former deputy national security adviser in the Trump administration indicated he wouldn't support former President Donald Trump's bid for a second term. → Read More
Lloyd Austin embarks on trip to Middle East to reassure allies
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is on a trip to the Middle East this week to meet with counterparts regarding regional tension and the global impact of Russia's war in Ukraine. → Read More
Putin and Iranian leader Raisi discuss 'joint infrastructure projects'
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed their ties and discussed "joint infrastructure projects" during a recent conversation. → Read More
House Republicans face thorny challenges in Afghanistan withdrawal investigations
People long thought of the 2001-2021 Afghanistan conflict as "the good war." U.S. military action in the landlocked central Asian conservative Muslim nation was a direct response to the 9/11 attacks, which claimed nearly 3,000 lives on American soil. → Read More
No US weapons have fallen into wrong hands in Ukraine, Pentagon says
The Department of Defense has no knowledge of any of the weapons provided to Ukraine finding their way into the wrong hands, officials said on Tuesday. → Read More
Afghanistan's government fell because of these six blunders, watchdog says
The governments in Washington, D.C., and Kabul made major blunders in Afghanistan over many years, leading to the latter's collapse in August 2021 ahead of the U.S. military's withdrawal, according to a new report. → Read More
'Likely unavoidable' some US military aid to Ukraine ends up in wrong hands, watchdog says
Given the sheer amount of military aid the U.S. has provided to Ukraine, a government watchdog believes it's inevitable that some of it will end up in the wrong hands. → Read More
Ukrainian commander re-ups ask for F-16 aircraft in talk with top US general
The top commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reiterated his troops' need for F-16 fighter aircraft in his most recent conversation with the top U.S. general. → Read More
Putin still confident Russia can ‘wear down Ukraine' and its Western allies
The House Oversight Committee pressed the Biden administration in a letter this week to account for the aid it’s sent to Ukraine so far. The letter comes as Republicans question where the billions of dollars sent to Ukraine have actually gone. → Read More
CIA’s judgment is Xi has ‘doubts’ about success of possible Taiwan invasion
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has instructed his military to be prepared to invade Taiwan in 2027, but the CIA's belief is that he has "doubts" about whether this is an attainable goal. → Read More
UN chief describes 'most massive' human rights violations in Ukraine
The first year of Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has resulted in the "most massive" human rights violations, according to the head of the United Nations. → Read More
Biden and Putin lay out competing visions as Ukraine war enters second year
Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin gave historic speeches this week addressing the consequences of Russia's war in Ukraine with all eyes on what's to come in year two. → Read More
Calls to end US aid to Ukraine are 'dangerous,' Zelensky says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that lagging support in the United States for continuing to arm and aid his country as the war enters its second year is "dangerous." → Read More